Legislative Analyst
Chris Hayes comes to the Civitas Institute with a varied background in politics and public policy having worked in numerous political campaigns at the local, state and federal level over the past 10 years beginning with Robin Hayes’ campaign for Governor in 1996. Chris also served as the first ever IT Director at the NC Republican Party where he maintained the statewide voter file and developed software to empower grassroots activists with customized voter lists. He later served in the Washington DC office of Congressman John Linder (R-GA) as a legislative aide where he assisted in promoting Congressman Linder’s FairTax legislation that would replace the IRS with a national retail sales tax. He is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Political Science, and received a Master's degree in Business Administration from Campbell University.